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y quisiera preguntar a los dos ¿cuÁl es el papel de su religiÓn en sus puntos de vista personales en cuanto al aborto. esto es un asunto. y una divisiÓn una privada y pÚblica. sobre su fe. nuestra fe. nos informa de como cuidar del mÁs vulnerable como asegurar que una persona tenga una oportunidad de la vida. usted me pregunta porque yo estoy a favor de la vida. y porque soy, no es por mi fe catÓlica solo. claro que es un factor, pero tambiÉn es por la razÓn y la ciencia. >>> mi esposa jan y yo fuimos al hospital donde yo nacÍ para nuestro ultrasonido de 7 semanas para nuestro primer hijo. y vimos el latido de ese corazÓn y ese pequeÑo bebÉ, que tenÍa el tamaÑo de apenas un garbanzo. y a nuestra primera hija, liza le decimos garbanzo. creo que la vida empieza con la concepciÓn y por eso, yo apoyo esta polÍtica a favor de la vida y respeto a las personas que no estÁn de acuerdo conmigo. pero la polÍtica de un gobierno, romney serÁ de oponerse al aborto con excepciÓn para el incesto, el aborto y cuando peligra de la madre. mre prolo que me preocupa mÁs e como este go
y quisiera preguntar a los dos ¿cuÁl es el papel de su religiÓn en sus puntos de vista personales en cuanto al aborto. esto es un asunto. y una divisiÓn una privada y pÚblica. sobre su fe. nuestra fe. nos informa de como cuidar del mÁs vulnerable como asegurar que una persona tenga una oportunidad de la vida. usted me pregunta porque yo estoy a favor de la vida. y porque soy, no es por mi fe catÓlica solo. claro que es un factor, pero tambiÉn es por la razÓn y la ciencia. >>>...
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telling them other people's religions telling them what they're more. those are will make our own moral decisions and that's what atheism brings to the table you're already making your own moral decisions with atheism you get to take credit for it and the responsibility and david levy talk about it if you think you did go ahead and bring up mitt romney let's talk about religion and politics president obama is a christian mitt romney is a mormon how does their religion affect their leadership ability and that's the big question that we would like to see answered we don't really care about what religion they profess i don't really care that mitt romney is a mormon i care that mitt romney has not spoken against the mormon church is disgusting infringement on public life in california i don't really care about the fact that president obama is a christian i do care about the fact that he has left the faith based initiatives intact which funnel federal money to mostly christian churches what we care about is how they let their religion usurp their are authori
telling them other people's religions telling them what they're more. those are will make our own moral decisions and that's what atheism brings to the table you're already making your own moral decisions with atheism you get to take credit for it and the responsibility and david levy talk about it if you think you did go ahead and bring up mitt romney let's talk about religion and politics president obama is a christian mitt romney is a mormon how does their religion affect their leadership...
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well, the same thing in religion. let me jump onto these notes and then we'll get to you, barbara, because i want to do my civil religion notes, and then i'll feel like i've made my money and i've contributed to the stability and control of education. but civil religion is one of my fun themes. i love this, and this is one of those that we can get out there in the world and see everywhere. i mean, it is so there. i think robert bellah, the famous sociologist from berkeley, may have coined the term in an article he wrote back in 1967, and scholars have been arguing over it ever since. so i don't care what you want to call it - if you don't like civil religion, call it something else - but what i see it as is the power of myth and ritual, and how it has all the functions of myth and ritual, fleshes out the dimensional triangle, but in any given culture in society. and so it's fun to look at this in terms of the united states, because as i've said several times, if you want to understand civil religion, just get a tent,
well, the same thing in religion. let me jump onto these notes and then we'll get to you, barbara, because i want to do my civil religion notes, and then i'll feel like i've made my money and i've contributed to the stability and control of education. but civil religion is one of my fun themes. i love this, and this is one of those that we can get out there in the world and see everywhere. i mean, it is so there. i think robert bellah, the famous sociologist from berkeley, may have coined the...
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it does not mean being a nonbeliever or being hostile to religion. indeed, many nones have kind words for places of worship. >> they say that religious organizations are effective in providing help to the poor and to the needy. they say religious organizations do a good job of helping bring communities together. >> two-thirds of the unaffiliated say they believe in god or a universal spirit. more than a third, 37%, call themselves spiritual but not religious. about one in five say they pray every day, and the same number say religion is at least somewhat important in their lives. with all that religiosity then, why do 46 million americans say they are unaffiliated with any religious organization? >> they tend to be much more likely than the public as a whole, for example, to say that religion and religious organizations are too focused on rules, too concerned with things like money and power, too focused on politics. >> we spoke with several young nones, among them rachel mariman, a junior in college who was raised in a very religious home. but durin
it does not mean being a nonbeliever or being hostile to religion. indeed, many nones have kind words for places of worship. >> they say that religious organizations are effective in providing help to the poor and to the needy. they say religious organizations do a good job of helping bring communities together. >> two-thirds of the unaffiliated say they believe in god or a universal spirit. more than a third, 37%, call themselves spiritual but not religious. about one in five say...
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religion to be the bottom line is american seem to be losing their faith in organized religion which might be less of a sign of their waning spirituality and more of an indication that it might be time to reorganize. so there's a lot of reasons this could be happening and no matter what you might believe religion does have a tangible social political and economic impact on the u.s. socially for legend defiance moral rights and wrongs and draws the line when it comes to human decency politically the people who say they have no religious affiliation tend to sway to the left was over seventy five percent of people were. voting for president obama in the last election they tend to be more accepting of abortion and gay marriage economically the father of modern sociology max weber drew the connection between the protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism mark chapter twelve or seventeen the new testament speaks about money and taxes when jesus says give to caesar what belongs to caesar and to god what belongs to god islam to this day outlaws charging interest buddhism instructs its fol
religion to be the bottom line is american seem to be losing their faith in organized religion which might be less of a sign of their waning spirituality and more of an indication that it might be time to reorganize. so there's a lot of reasons this could be happening and no matter what you might believe religion does have a tangible social political and economic impact on the u.s. socially for legend defiance moral rights and wrongs and draws the line when it comes to human decency politically...
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religion. love to get your take on this. okay? there is a new survey out by the pew center on religion and public life. two important findings in it. one, it -- by the way, what ties these together for me is when i was growing up in delaware city delaware, and my father with a small -- had a small business. he had a gas station, which he owned and operated. press's esso service center the two things that we never talked about in hour house were politics and religion even though we went to church every sunday, and my father ended up being the mayor of our small town. and here i am making a living talking politics and religion. back to this pew survey two important findings. number one is the number of protestants in this country has really gone down. for the first time there is not run protestant on the supreme court. not one. couple of jews the rest are catholics. number two there is not a protestant on the presidential ticket. third pew finds that 48% now of americans say that they are of one
religion. love to get your take on this. okay? there is a new survey out by the pew center on religion and public life. two important findings in it. one, it -- by the way, what ties these together for me is when i was growing up in delaware city delaware, and my father with a small -- had a small business. he had a gas station, which he owned and operated. press's esso service center the two things that we never talked about in hour house were politics and religion even though we went to...
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role of religion. we have got -- come along way in 20 years but we still have a lot of work to do. >> next question. the want to add to that? >> i do not think the establishment clause was the cause of this. there is a religious literacy problem. the establishment cause and enforcement of it has -- it would be worse if it were not the case. that is the tougher question but americans, literacy in areas, a lot to do on the front. [talking over each other] >> i write a syndicated column called ethics and religion. same-sex marriage is inevitable in the united states. we had 32 states which have voted on it and every time it has been voted down. four state's voting this fall. we will see if there is a change but in every case where the ballot matters people who are voting vote it down and don't want same-sex marriage ended does impinge on religious freedom. in new hampshire a bed and breakfast run by catholic couple refused to allow a lesbian couple to have a wedding reception at their facility. suggested
role of religion. we have got -- come along way in 20 years but we still have a lot of work to do. >> next question. the want to add to that? >> i do not think the establishment clause was the cause of this. there is a religious literacy problem. the establishment cause and enforcement of it has -- it would be worse if it were not the case. that is the tougher question but americans, literacy in areas, a lot to do on the front. [talking over each other] >> i write a syndicated...
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freedom of speech and freedom of religion. no governmental intrusion into the pulpit. >> i don't need the government protecting me from speech, i am a mature free-thinking american capable of making my own rational decisions about which candidate my priest said got wants know pick. (laughter) and, folks, it should not stop there, i want my religious leaders to weigh in on everything. judicial races, school board elections, bond issues, the ballot initiative creating a dedicated traffic signal in the left turn lane in front of the arby's because lo having to go all the way down to maple, make a right and then take that round about just to get back to the drive through doth make the angels weep. i mean, can i get an amen? (audience reacts) here to give me another amen-- maybe as good as that one-- is one of the bold leaders of pulpit freedom sunday, a man with the parables and the pair of balls. pastor jim garlow. pastor jim, thanks so much for coming. (cheers and applause) how many years have been doing this? >> this is the fif
freedom of speech and freedom of religion. no governmental intrusion into the pulpit. >> i don't need the government protecting me from speech, i am a mature free-thinking american capable of making my own rational decisions about which candidate my priest said got wants know pick. (laughter) and, folks, it should not stop there, i want my religious leaders to weigh in on everything. judicial races, school board elections, bond issues, the ballot initiative creating a dedicated traffic...
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are they intolerant of religion? i also object that the reverend falwell would take two of our supreme court justices. i would say that is more than a fudging of the line, it is a total intrusion, and i think it is a violation of our constitution. [applause] >> congresswoman ferraro, i am a devout catholic. do you feel you -- congresswoman ferraro, as a devout catholic, do you feel you are being treated unfairly? >> i did not come to my position on abortion easily. i am a devout catholic. i sat next to lamont senior, currently a bishop. i spoke to him about my personal feelings that i would 6 -- i would not support -- that's my religious view. i will accept the teaching of the church. but i cannot impose my religious views on someone else. i take an oath to represent all the people in my district, not only the catholics. if there comes a time when i cannot practice my religion and do my job properly, i will resign my job. >> vice president bush, your rebuttal? >> i respect that statement. i really and truly do. we ha
are they intolerant of religion? i also object that the reverend falwell would take two of our supreme court justices. i would say that is more than a fudging of the line, it is a total intrusion, and i think it is a violation of our constitution. [applause] >> congresswoman ferraro, i am a devout catholic. do you feel you -- congresswoman ferraro, as a devout catholic, do you feel you are being treated unfairly? >> i did not come to my position on abortion easily. i am a devout...
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but if you separate or distinguish the state of religion, tell me what you put instead of religion. because what we are facing in the west now, we all know this has citizens, i live in europe, you live in the united states of america and we all know the problem we have with our democracies now is not the decision of religions, but some decisions of transnational cooperation and economic power that are deciding without us being able to do anything. in democracy we are still dealing with powers that are beyond the democracy procedure. banks, transnational corporations, and we're facing with people are deciding. in greece, in spain, in italy we have technocrats are coming to solve the problem. we never elected them. but money is choosing them. so we also have to deal with the simplistic answer when it comes to separate religion from state, what do you have? directing the state or imposing decision on the state which is also imposing decision on to us as citizens. so this idealization of the western democracy model i would say be cautious. we all have to do with problems and prices from
but if you separate or distinguish the state of religion, tell me what you put instead of religion. because what we are facing in the west now, we all know this has citizens, i live in europe, you live in the united states of america and we all know the problem we have with our democracies now is not the decision of religions, but some decisions of transnational cooperation and economic power that are deciding without us being able to do anything. in democracy we are still dealing with powers...
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it's always a debate that's never resolved when we talk about religion - do all religions lead to the same truth - and it's something along the lines of what you're asking, chris, is that the case. and i like your answer. i mean, from your perspective, from your tradition, you see a sense of oneness. now what, i think from the perspective of our class, works here is that no matter how diverse your cultural background might be, all of us still deal with those basic life questions. we've called it boundary questions or we call it rites of passage and rituals come in many different forms to help us deal with them, but that certainly is a commonality that we all have. and maybe in some sense, that's how we are all one. sure. >> i'd like to hear you, if you would, sing us a song in your language, or such? >> i can sing a little short version - it's an honor song. >> oh, that would be great. >> it's in regards to the bald eagle, this feather here. this feather carries our - the eagle carries all our prayers upstairs. so i'll say one version, one part of the song. my son wanted to - it's a s
it's always a debate that's never resolved when we talk about religion - do all religions lead to the same truth - and it's something along the lines of what you're asking, chris, is that the case. and i like your answer. i mean, from your perspective, from your tradition, you see a sense of oneness. now what, i think from the perspective of our class, works here is that no matter how diverse your cultural background might be, all of us still deal with those basic life questions. we've called...
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we realize all the religions would assume you would give each different book every book has a similar story is religion on the slide in the us parties resident laurie harmfulness puts the question to new yorkers all this some more after a short break. was. was. in the glow of russia's north through way from civilization in a three hour helicopter tree from the nearest village. so they stole one family have been living here for a long time in tents made of reindeer skins. lodging runs in a signal and then it's they also grew up in the to draw but left it at the age of six and never returned they now live in the seat in apartment building but still room and their regions. want to do is a dancing teacher. was. to his dance is he tells the stories about his motherland. lives in europe to now has a one thousand strong rangy heard when the enemy only saw the light can and most around leaders gather the turns and move to another posture they travel hundreds of kilometers in winter we men and children for them. the two families have less of a chance to come across each other they belong to di
we realize all the religions would assume you would give each different book every book has a similar story is religion on the slide in the us parties resident laurie harmfulness puts the question to new yorkers all this some more after a short break. was. was. in the glow of russia's north through way from civilization in a three hour helicopter tree from the nearest village. so they stole one family have been living here for a long time in tents made of reindeer skins. lodging runs in a...
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we realize all the religions with. you look at each different every book has a similar story a residence in new york to sing every sunday praise has gone past say. spain's national day of division but catalonia and separatists are not taking to calmly to an anti independence march in their stronghold city of barcelona it's all coming to you after the break. was. i was in the middle of rushes no crew way from civilization in a three hour helicopter train from the nearest village. saying they stole one family have been living here for a long time in tents made of reindeer skins. look . lodging runs in a signal and then it's they also grew up in the but left it at the age of six and never returned they now live in the seat in apartment building but still room and they are regions. was planted here as a dancing teacher. was. to his tenses he tells the stories about his motherland. laws in europe to now has a one thousand strong reindeer herd when the enemy only saw the lichen and most around leaders gather their turns and
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so why is religion a waning in his president laurie oftenest pose the question to. you can tell an ordinary russian. in the blink of an. anthropologist in those days different clothes different food. different animals but what about. my journey began in the big city was all shiny skyscrapers and shopping much like any other prosperous russian. so i decided to. a small town just outside. dumplings came from here to dominate the russian cuisine but only in siberia. with cabbage and making sure you can have as a start the main dish. although it would draw. most people in siberia see nothing wrong with hunting only if you decide to participate. when you look upon martin. as in the middle of a swamp only accessible by transport in the summer months and winter a path is clear that a dog's it's inhabited by siberian a large muslim minority that migrated head before the russians. and this. israel siberia maybe not the stuff of tourist brochures but distinctive enough to show that after all these yeahs siberia still don't quite like anywhere else. this is the welcome back de
so why is religion a waning in his president laurie oftenest pose the question to. you can tell an ordinary russian. in the blink of an. anthropologist in those days different clothes different food. different animals but what about. my journey began in the big city was all shiny skyscrapers and shopping much like any other prosperous russian. so i decided to. a small town just outside. dumplings came from here to dominate the russian cuisine but only in siberia. with cabbage and making sure...
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realize all the religions with. you look at each different book every book has a similar story the residents are about to get in new york to see if sunday praises gone past say. after this break. you can tell. in the blink of an. anthropologist. those days siberians were different clothes different food. different animals. but what about. my journey. but the big city was all shiny skyscrapers and shopping malls much like any other prosperous russian. so i decided to. a small town just outside. dumplings came from here to dominate the russian cuisine but only in siberia. with cabbage and making sure you can have as a starter main dish. although it may draw the. most people in siberia see nothing wrong with hunting only if you decide to participate. when you look upon mountain. like the muck as in the middle of a swamp only accessible by into some. and one to a falseness cliff the dogs it's inhabited by sudbury and a large muslim minority that migrated head before the russians. and this. israel siberia maybe not the s
realize all the religions with. you look at each different book every book has a similar story the residents are about to get in new york to see if sunday praises gone past say. after this break. you can tell. in the blink of an. anthropologist. those days siberians were different clothes different food. different animals. but what about. my journey. but the big city was all shiny skyscrapers and shopping malls much like any other prosperous russian. so i decided to. a small town just outside....
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story as religion on the slide in the u.s. partings resident laurie harshness puts the question to new york first of all this after a short break. you can tell an ordinary russian siberian. in the blink of an. anthropologist. those days siberians were different clothes different food. different animals. but what about. my journey began in two men but the big city was all shiny skyscrapers and shopping malls much like any other prosperous russian. so i decided to travel to. a small town just outside. dumplings came from here to dominate the russian cuisine but only in siberia. with cabbage and making sure you can have as a starter main dish. although it may draw. most people in siberia see nothing wrong with hunting though only if you decide to participate. when you look upon martin. is in the middle of a swamp only accessible by transport. and when. it's inhabited by. a large muslim minority that migrated head before the russians. and this. israel. maybe not the stuff of brochures but distinctive enough to show that after all
story as religion on the slide in the u.s. partings resident laurie harshness puts the question to new york first of all this after a short break. you can tell an ordinary russian siberian. in the blink of an. anthropologist. those days siberians were different clothes different food. different animals. but what about. my journey began in two men but the big city was all shiny skyscrapers and shopping malls much like any other prosperous russian. so i decided to travel to. a small town just...
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do we really need the structure of a religion to be faithful? or is finding faith on personal terms enough? to discuss this i want to bring in two people who are experiencing religion in two very different ways. first, i want to talk with june ann greeley, an associate professor of religious studies at sacred heart university in connecticut. professor greeley, good morning. >> good morning to you. >> you say we do need structure when we practice our faith. why is that? >> i think one of the things i would like to first begin saying is that i'm not sure we want to work necessarily with dualities and say it's either religious or spiritual, but i do find that in speaking with students and just in other conversations there is a way in which religion structures us, but also primarily gives us community, and while we tend to think in terms of our own spirituality, which is, by the way, very important, and we don't want really religion without spirituality, i think the idea that somehow religion does not offer anything is a mistaken idea. there's a cer
do we really need the structure of a religion to be faithful? or is finding faith on personal terms enough? to discuss this i want to bring in two people who are experiencing religion in two very different ways. first, i want to talk with june ann greeley, an associate professor of religious studies at sacred heart university in connecticut. professor greeley, good morning. >> good morning to you. >> you say we do need structure when we practice our faith. why is that? >> i...
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one segment of our population losing their religion more than anyone else. debra breaks down the numbers and takes a closer look at the unfaithful. >> reporter: usually when you hear the word study your eyes might glaze over but this one right here says more people don't identify with any religion. and they have a name. some call them nuns. next time you go out to dinner with four of your friends, odds are one of you either never identified with any religion or you least it over the years. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: catholic, jewish, protestant, muslim, sikh, so many religious. now the nuns, they could believe god doesn't exist or does or could be affiliated with any religion. >> the way the world is today, a lot of stuff is breaking apart, you know. why not religio ? >> but according to the pugh research center they make up one out of every five adults in this country. >> i'm not affiliated with any religion. >> reporter: that's a 5% spike in the last five years. the crowd gets younger, even more are just saying no. one out of three under age 30 just doesn'
one segment of our population losing their religion more than anyone else. debra breaks down the numbers and takes a closer look at the unfaithful. >> reporter: usually when you hear the word study your eyes might glaze over but this one right here says more people don't identify with any religion. and they have a name. some call them nuns. next time you go out to dinner with four of your friends, odds are one of you either never identified with any religion or you least it over the...
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atheists is america losing its religion and if so why this week let's talk about that i think as we get smarter we realize all the religions with the same you look at each different book every book has a similar story. it's all the same we're on one planet there should be one war doesn't matter if you're in pakistan or new jersey i see more people that maybe keep to themselves i mean you can be religious without going to a sanctuary or something along those lines so i think the perception has probably changed i just got baptized last year everybody has their own way of coming to their beliefs but for us it was just you know we're getting older and you know we're getting closer to those they say the pearly gates. but we're grose was insurance you got baptized for insurance purposes. believe what you want to believe but don't force it on other people or use it for you know things that hurt other people is that what it is is that people see organized religion as something detrimental to other people well i'm speaking i guess for mostly myself here but yeah that's what makes sense to me
atheists is america losing its religion and if so why this week let's talk about that i think as we get smarter we realize all the religions with the same you look at each different book every book has a similar story. it's all the same we're on one planet there should be one war doesn't matter if you're in pakistan or new jersey i see more people that maybe keep to themselves i mean you can be religious without going to a sanctuary or something along those lines so i think the perception has...
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we realize all the religions with the same we would give each different book. every book has a similar story is religion waiting in the glass house he's a resident of the warehouse and it's put the question to him. in the glow of russia's no from away from civilization and history are one helicopter treat from the nearest village. they stole one family have been living here for a long time in tents made of reindeer skins. lodging runs in ada signal and minutes they also grew up in the two but left it at the age of six and never returned they now live in the city in apartment building but still wrong and their regions. shout was planted here as a dancing teacher. was. next to his den says he tells the stories about his motherland. laws in europe to now has a one thousand strong rangy had when the enemy only saw the light can and most around you it is gather the tens and move to another pasha they travel hundreds of kilometers in winter we men and children for them. but the two families have less of a chance to come across each other they belong to different worl
we realize all the religions with the same we would give each different book. every book has a similar story is religion waiting in the glass house he's a resident of the warehouse and it's put the question to him. in the glow of russia's no from away from civilization and history are one helicopter treat from the nearest village. they stole one family have been living here for a long time in tents made of reindeer skins. lodging runs in ada signal and minutes they also grew up in the two but...
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religion is important people see religious freedom is about practicing any religion. and is a strong driver of public opinion. people think the individual freedom of religion should be protected zero burma government was. it is central to how people view the values that guide them. looking specifically about issues that relate this to religious liberty, there is a majority to protect the rights individuals not only in terms of abortion, employment or same-sex couples but to protect their right to of those in the position to follow the law that disagrees with their prospective. the public is very open that professionals should be able to follow there religious beliefs as well. immigration. it is thought as a polarizing issue. use think we can find a compromise to have laws to protect the borders but also that respect in the brands. if you talk deportation and amnesty they are polarizing discussions but take the issue of immigration and having some kind of compromise of a cost to staying here has a consensus. this is not to say people are the arguments could be exploite
religion is important people see religious freedom is about practicing any religion. and is a strong driver of public opinion. people think the individual freedom of religion should be protected zero burma government was. it is central to how people view the values that guide them. looking specifically about issues that relate this to religious liberty, there is a majority to protect the rights individuals not only in terms of abortion, employment or same-sex couples but to protect their right...
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role of religion. wewe have come a long way in 20 years, but i think we've still got a lot of work to do. >> do you want to add to that quickly? >> quickly, i do not think the establishment clause has been the cause of this. i think there is a religious literacy problem in the country. i think the establishment clause has helped. i think it would be worse if it were not the case. americans' lack literacy in a great many areas, religion being one of them, so i think there's a lot we have to do on the education front. >> i just wanted to disagree. i write a syndicated column on ethics and religion. you said same-sex marriage is inevitable in united states. 32 states have voted on it and every time have voted it down. four more states voting on it this fall. in every case, where the real ballot matters when people go to vote, they vote it down. they do not want same-sex marriage, and it does impinge on religious freedom. in new hampshire, for example, a bed-and-breakfast run by a catholic couple refused t
role of religion. wewe have come a long way in 20 years, but i think we've still got a lot of work to do. >> do you want to add to that quickly? >> quickly, i do not think the establishment clause has been the cause of this. i think there is a religious literacy problem in the country. i think the establishment clause has helped. i think it would be worse if it were not the case. americans' lack literacy in a great many areas, religion being one of them, so i think there's a lot we...
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i want to talk about religion. >> brian: a lot of people, a lot of people question their religion. but the churchs by me are always packed. every single week. >> bob: you go to church every day, i think, right? >> eric: i have not missed lighting candles for "the five" and "the five" viewers one day for doing the show, year and three months. go to st. patrick. i did notice the research of the 45 million people who don't ascribe to any religion, 58% of those people believe in god. which is gthere is hope. >> bob: the number of people over 60 who believe and have religious affiliation, only 7% don't. under 30 is 35% or 38%. how do you factor that in? >> dana: if you are interested in how to be successful in your life, one thing to look at is -- do you remember i talked about charles murray who wrote the book "coming apart." he looks at the successful factor of families in two towns. fish town and belmont. belmont where they are successful five factors, one is work, number of hours work. another one of the five was charm attendance. regular church attendance. it does give you a chance
i want to talk about religion. >> brian: a lot of people, a lot of people question their religion. but the churchs by me are always packed. every single week. >> bob: you go to church every day, i think, right? >> eric: i have not missed lighting candles for "the five" and "the five" viewers one day for doing the show, year and three months. go to st. patrick. i did notice the research of the 45 million people who don't ascribe to any religion, 58% of those...
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or that judaism is fantastic religion or that christianity is wonderful religion, he is playing, he is entering into that crazy universe of these radical jihadists when it comes to the islamists. and by the way, i believe every religion has its own ayatollah, so don't worry about it. and so this is a huge mistake. it's a political issue. every time when we deal with these rabid radicals in those societies, we are entering into the crazy universe, and we lose. this is not religious, we are not engaged in religious disputation, we are dealing with societies that are weak, that have been marginalized, that have been brutalized, that have been pulverized by their own people. and the arabs who still remember the glory days watch the rest of the world today in a globalized world as if the world is passing them by like a cara van and leaving them behind. and this is, this is it. thank you. >> hisham, thank you. [applause] i'm going to ask one brief question that i hope you can all tackle briefly before we open it up to the audience for your questions. and i think that you ended in a great
or that judaism is fantastic religion or that christianity is wonderful religion, he is playing, he is entering into that crazy universe of these radical jihadists when it comes to the islamists. and by the way, i believe every religion has its own ayatollah, so don't worry about it. and so this is a huge mistake. it's a political issue. every time when we deal with these rabid radicals in those societies, we are entering into the crazy universe, and we lose. this is not religious, we are not...
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it is a government who can not emphasize the religion. we're finally getting to that kind of an arrangement in the united states. >> you mentioned schools and i want to segue to that. i will try not to linger too long on any of these questions, but in terms of schools, there are people who say public schools are being scrubbed of religion and that is a major problem. then you have people arguing the opposite. is there a story that you wish you would see about schools today, about religion in school? dan mentioned a case about a charter school in a muslim community. you have had an explosion of parochial schools. in the district they are going to open a he grew speaking charter school next year. there are a lot of weight -- hebrew speaking charter school next year. there are a lot of ways the issues play out. >> i will turn from boring too provocative and maybe try to end kumbaya and talk about parental choice in education. i think that is on the march. one of the reasons is the acquired crossover appeal. if has become less of a partisan i
it is a government who can not emphasize the religion. we're finally getting to that kind of an arrangement in the united states. >> you mentioned schools and i want to segue to that. i will try not to linger too long on any of these questions, but in terms of schools, there are people who say public schools are being scrubbed of religion and that is a major problem. then you have people arguing the opposite. is there a story that you wish you would see about schools today, about religion...
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egypt is divided in ways even with religion in importance. it is not the most dominant thing in their lives. there's a lot much more going on. all this blasphemy saying i happen to be totally against any loss. i prefer what we have over europe in this issue. if you get down through this slippery slope, there is no end to it. i was a student oof modern philosophy. he talked that -- taught that language is action. it matters and have to pay attention to consequences. i worry more about you interpret that. when you allow elected officials on any given moment to interpret that, it can be disastrous. be careful what you wish for. a month ago the legislature passed a resolution that is not binding thaton- seemed to be very innocent against anti-emetic language. asking universities in particular to not condone or use public funding for anti- semitism. he would oppose that? this is what they had written down to interpret what it means. all the different things they put down, somebody like jimmy carter could not get invited. they say human rights acti
egypt is divided in ways even with religion in importance. it is not the most dominant thing in their lives. there's a lot much more going on. all this blasphemy saying i happen to be totally against any loss. i prefer what we have over europe in this issue. if you get down through this slippery slope, there is no end to it. i was a student oof modern philosophy. he talked that -- taught that language is action. it matters and have to pay attention to consequences. i worry more about you...
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are they intolerant of religion? i also object that the reverend falwell would take two of our supreme court justices. i would say that is more than a fudging of the line, it is a total intrusion, and i think it is a violation of our constitution. [applause] >> congresswoman ferraro, i am a devout catholic. do you feel you -- congresswoman ferraro, as a devout catholic, do you feel you are being treated unfairly? >> i did not come to my position on abortion easily. i am a devout catholic. i sat next to lamont senior, currently a bishop. i spoke to him about my personal feelings that i would 6 -- i would not support -- that's my religious view. i will accept the teaching of the church. but i cannot impose my religious views on someone else. i take an oath to represent all the people in my district, not only the catholics. if there comes a time when i cannot practice my religion and do my job properly, i will resign my job. >> vice president bush, your rebuttal? >> i respect that statement. i really and truly do. we ha
are they intolerant of religion? i also object that the reverend falwell would take two of our supreme court justices. i would say that is more than a fudging of the line, it is a total intrusion, and i think it is a violation of our constitution. [applause] >> congresswoman ferraro, i am a devout catholic. do you feel you -- congresswoman ferraro, as a devout catholic, do you feel you are being treated unfairly? >> i did not come to my position on abortion easily. i am a devout...
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we're going to look at politics of religion. can pastors make political pitches to their congregation without jeopardizing their church's tax exempt status? we'll see you then as well. >> look forward to it. thanks, randi. >> the state's deputy attorney general and his wife are aauto accused of severe lay buzing two children they adopted from ethiopia. police arrested douglas and kristen barber after the kids had a doctor's visit. investigators say the doctor noticed several fractures on the 18-month-old girl's head. they say they may have suffered a stroke and be permanently blind from her injuries. police say the 6-year-old boy appeared starved. the couple faces charges of assault and child endangerment. their attorney has not commented. >>> the pharmacy responsible for making the steroid blamed for spreading fungal meningitis has recalled all of its products now nationwide. the move comes as the cdc reports two more deaths from the disease bringing the total now to seven. take a look at this map. 64 cases of fungal meningitis
we're going to look at politics of religion. can pastors make political pitches to their congregation without jeopardizing their church's tax exempt status? we'll see you then as well. >> look forward to it. thanks, randi. >> the state's deputy attorney general and his wife are aauto accused of severe lay buzing two children they adopted from ethiopia. police arrested douglas and kristen barber after the kids had a doctor's visit. investigators say the doctor noticed several...
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they don't have a religion. that's one out of every five americans. joining me now to talk about this is cnn's belief blog coed editor. eric, why are people telling surveyors that they're turning away from organized religion specifically? >> there were a nuchmber of reasons as to why they don't consider themselves affiliated with any religion. one was maybe they weren't raiseded in a religious household. another reason they gave was they weren't crazy about the way things were going. they were upset about the religion and they left. and another one was they were raised in a religious family, but never really got engaged with the religion. many they left for college and when they come back, they do for services with their mom and dad but otherwise they kind of leave to their parents and have left the religion as they've moved on with their lives. >> we know now about why people are leaving, but what are we learning about who is leaving, their age, any political of affiliation? >> there were interesting points bro
they don't have a religion. that's one out of every five americans. joining me now to talk about this is cnn's belief blog coed editor. eric, why are people telling surveyors that they're turning away from organized religion specifically? >> there were a nuchmber of reasons as to why they don't consider themselves affiliated with any religion. one was maybe they weren't raiseded in a religious household. another reason they gave was they weren't crazy about the way things were going. they...
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over a dozen different religions inside the prison. >> a lot of the religions are a quieting, mellowing, peaceful type of thing. this is something they can do to empower themselves. so much power has been taken away, so for them to pray and to see god answer something is very, very special. it's empowering. >> when we really do have the tools in here to have a decent life. there's a lot of things you can do to make your time fulfilling. >> at age 19, travis wolfkill was convicted of stabbing and beating his grandmother to death over a $300 tax refund check. he's currently on appeal but his sentence is life without parole. >> you don't really wrap your mind around it. because i'm not doing time. i'm just living life. it's a life different from out there. we have a lot of the same things in here that you do have out there. it's a little world in here. >> wolfkill devotes much of his time to his religion, satanism. >> i'm in a satanic group here. only about four of us here. it's a small community. >> the thing about satanism, we don't encourage or condone the breaking of laws. one of the b
over a dozen different religions inside the prison. >> a lot of the religions are a quieting, mellowing, peaceful type of thing. this is something they can do to empower themselves. so much power has been taken away, so for them to pray and to see god answer something is very, very special. it's empowering. >> when we really do have the tools in here to have a decent life. there's a lot of things you can do to make your time fulfilling. >> at age 19, travis wolfkill was...
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religion, you talk about it on your show. we were talking about it during the commercial, you were raised catholic, went to jesuit school. just with that background, what do you make of the figure, 13 million americans who call themselves atheists? do you think there are more out there that are just afraid of the atheist label? >> you know, i'm not so sure it was -- i'm not sure it was atheism i saw. i saw between 18 and 30 years old, that was the largest group of nonaffiliated people, i have three sons that are in that age group. and it is kind of like religion is not inclusive enough for them. i feel badly about eating at chick-fil-a after what was said, right, because when you hear stuff like that, that is not what my bible taught me, you know, the one umbrella, all inclusive. if you think back, there were reasons in the pibible for slavery, for women not having position, for only white males able to own land, i think it is foolish to organize religion, not to wake up and go, we better be more inclusive or people like my s
religion, you talk about it on your show. we were talking about it during the commercial, you were raised catholic, went to jesuit school. just with that background, what do you make of the figure, 13 million americans who call themselves atheists? do you think there are more out there that are just afraid of the atheist label? >> you know, i'm not so sure it was -- i'm not sure it was atheism i saw. i saw between 18 and 30 years old, that was the largest group of nonaffiliated people, i...